Hagen v. State Civil Service Board

Murphy, Justice.

In December 1966, appellant was dismissed from his position with the Anoka State Hospital after he had been found sleeping while on duty. After a hearing, the State Civil Service Board sustained his dismissal but ordered that he be placed on the reemployment list with a lower classification. The decision of the board was affirmed by the district court. The error asserted on appeal is essentially based upon the claim that the board’s determination is not supported by substantial evidence.

From the record it appears that at the time of his dismissal appellant was classified as a…